Last week the British Olympic Association named the skiers and snowboarders that will be heading to Sochi 2014 to represent Team GB.
All have had to meet the high qualifying standards set by the British governing bodies and for many of the athletes this will be the peak of their career.
Team GB Alpine Athletes for Sochi 2014:
Alpine Skiing
– DAVE RYDING (born: Bretherton, lives: Bretherton)
– CHEMMY ALCOTT (born: Twickenham, lives: Surrey)
Cross Country
– ANDREW MUSGRAVE (born: Poole, lives: Trondheim, Norway)
– ANDREW YOUNG (born: Huntly, lives: Lillehammer, Norway)
– CALLUM SMITH (born: Bristol, lives: Inverurie)
– ROSAMUND (POSY) MUSGRAVE (born: Cairo, Egypt, lives: Oyne)
Ski Slopestyle
– JAMES WOODS (born: Sheffield, lives: Sheffield)
– KATIE SUMMERHAYES (born: Sheffield, lives: Sheffield)
Ski Halfpipe
– MURRAY BUCHAN (born: Edinburgh, lives: Edinburgh)
– JAMES MACHON (born: Sheffield, lives: Sheffield)
– ROWAN CHESHIRE (born: Stoke on Trent, lives: Stoke on Trent)
– EMMA LONSDALE (born: Settle, Yorkshire, lives: Settle, Yorkshire)
Snowboard Cross
– ZOE GILLINGS (born: Isle of Man, lives: Leeds)
Snowboard Slopestyle
– BILLY MORGAN (born: Southampton, lives: Southampton)
– JAMIE NICHOLLS (born: Bradford, lives: Bradford)
– JENNY JONES (born: Bristol, lives: Bristol)
– AIMEE FULLER (born: Bromley, lives: Belfast)
Snowboard Halfpipe
– BEN KILNER (born: Banchory, lives: Banchory)
– DOM HARINGTON (born: Leeds, lives: London)
Congratulations to all the team!
Congratulations from the Chaletline team to all of the above – we wish them a very successful Olympics.
We know it won’t be like London 2012 again, but we firmly believe Britain can break their Alpine duck and win 1-2 medals.
Full athlete profiles can be found on the Team GB website.
Emma Lonsdale and Andrew Young. Photo: www.teamgb.com
Article by Iain Martin